There be dragons: watch the full-length trailer for Game Of Thrones series three

Update 25/02/13: "There's a beast in every man…
and it stirs when you put a sword in his hand," says Iain
Glen's Ser Jorah Mormont (although we might add that his
co-star Emilia Clarke tends to have the the same
effect). After numerous teasers, the first full-length glimpse at
Game Of Thrones series three is here and it's all about
Daenerys and her newly-grown, now airborne dragons. Cue vast
armies, epic sword battles and Ciaran Hinds' Mance Rayder warning,
"I'm going to light the biggest fire the north has ever seen!"

Game of Thrones: Season 3 - Chaos Preview (HBO)GameofThrones

12/02/13: "Chaos isn't a pit… it's a ladder",
narrates Aiden Gillen's nefarious Littlefinger. "Many who try to
climb it fail and never get to try again - the fall breaks them."
What it lacks in new footage, the short teaser for Game Of Thrones' third series makes up for
in menace - with the likes of Daenerys Targaryen, Jaime Lannister and Peter Dinklage's recently
disfigured Tyrion all plotting revenge after last season's
remarkable finale. Given George RR Martin's tendency towards grisly
plot twists - and the TV series' recent habit of breaking from the
books - even die-hard fans should expect the unexpected.

Game Of Thrones starts on 1 April on Sky Atlantic.

Oliver Franklin-Wallis

Oliver Franklin is Assistant Editor of Wired and a GQ contributor. Follow him on Twitter @olifranklin.